English Translation

Exercises and working groups with 3-8 participants each complemented the lectures. Since Prague is the only German university that has a special chair for these questions (which does not imply that these topics are not read at other universities side by side), the attendance of lectures and exercises in this field is of some importance for the training of a specialist tradition. In the winter semester, Prof. H i p p i u s held an overview of social and culture=psychology in front of ll8 listeners. 26 and 14 students took part in the two exercises. In the field of "Volkslehre und Nationalitäten= kunde Osteuropas" 139 students participated in the main lecture on "Auropäische Volkstumskämpfe unter bes. Bess. Aufsicht der Polen und Ukrainiann". Prof. Dr. H.J. At the same time, B e y e r held a second collegiate on the history of the eastern = German ethnic groups, which was attended by lo2 students. The fact that there is also an interest in seemingly remote subjects at the Prague students= schaft shows an exercise on the Italian concept of people with 8 participants. A second exercise was organized by Prof. B e e y er together with Prof. Z. W i n t e r, the topic "Church and folklore in the Slavic language area" attracted 20 students. Of course, one cannot sum up the above figures and say, for example, that in Prague about 900 students study the different branches of the national sciences. Since the student always attends several lectures and Ubun= in the same way, this would naturally result in duplication. On the other hand, it is not to be forgotten that